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CVE-2021-22357


There is a denial of service vulnerability in Huawei products. A module cannot deal with specific messages due to validating inputs insufficiently. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending specific messages to affected module. This can cause denial of service. Affected product versions include: S12700 V200R013C00SPC500, V200R019C00SPC500; S5700 V200R013C00SPC500, V200R019C00SPC500; S6700 V200R013C00SPC500, V200R019C00SPC500; S7700 V200R013C00SPC500, V200R019C00SPC500.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 8 products from huawei, from huawei, from huawei and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2021-08-23T20:15:14.197

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:49:58.170

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System huawei s12700_firmware v200r013c00spc500 Yes
Operating System huawei s12700_firmware v200r019c00spc500 Yes
Hardware huawei s12700 - No
Operating System huawei s5700_firmware v200r013c00spc500 Yes
Operating System huawei s5700_firmware v200r019c00spc500 Yes
Hardware huawei s5700 - No
Operating System huawei s6700_firmware v200r013c00spc500 Yes
Operating System huawei s6700_firmware v200r019c00spc500 Yes
Hardware huawei s6700 - No
Operating System huawei s7700_firmware v200r013c00spc500 Yes
Operating System huawei s7700_firmware v200r019c00spc500 Yes
Hardware huawei s7700 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For huawei's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.